© Copyright 2000 Rogers Media. The following article first appeared in the February 2001 edition of BENEFITS CANADA magazine.

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Elizabeth Jong is promoted to regional director, business development with Warren Shepell Consultants in Ottawa. Previously, she was a senior account manager.

Sandra Pellegrini is appointed leader of the health strategies team, Ontario region, at Aon Consulting in Toronto.

Fern Holtzkener is promoted to assistant vice-president, SunBenefits with Sun Life Financial, Group Retirement Services in Toronto. In her new position, she leads the electronic integration of the company's group life and health and pension services.

Pensions

Wilson Young joins Aon Consulting's retirement strategies practice in Toronto as senior consultant. He comes from The Segal Company, where he was actuarial manager and consulting actuary.

Daryl King joins Sun Life Financial, Group Retirement Services in Vancouver as senior account executive. He joins Sun Life from Clarica in Vancouver, where he was education and communication manager. Also at Sun Life Financial, Greg Bell is promoted to assistant vice-president, customer passion. Most recently, he was director, pension client services. In his new role, Bell is responsible for developing the overall customer service strategies and leading the pension administration teams in Toronto, Montreal and Edmonton.

David Williamson joins Clarica in Waterloo, Ont. as executive vice-president and chief financial officer. Williamson is responsible for financial reporting, capital and risk management, corporate taxation, legal services, investor relations and corporate communications. He comes from Derlan Industries Ltd. in Toronto, where he was president and CEO.

Investments

Peter Frost joins AMI Partners Inc. in Toronto as portfolio manager. He comes from RT Investment Counsel Inc., where he was director of asset mix policy and strategy. As a member of AMI's asset allocation team, he is responsible for contributing to asset mix decisions, quantitative research and managing client portfolios.

Philip Gelsheimer is promoted to director at ABN AMRO Asset Management Canada Limited. Previously, he was the treasury controller with ABN AMRO Bank. In his new role, Gelsheimer is responsible for finance, compliance and infrastructure.

The Romanow Commission has released its final report on the future of healthcare in Canada.

For Commissioner Romanow's recommendations, click here.

Click here for Senator Michael Kirby's report, "The Health of Canadians – The Federal Role: Recommendations for Reform."